At the same time, they have been accused of disproportionately imposing foreign policy agendas on non-Western governments.

On Tuesday's Riz Khan show we ask: How can international rights groups move the case for human rights forward?

Riz speaks to Salil Shetty, Amnesty International's new secretary-general. Shetty is the first person of Indian origin to lead Amnesty International, which is the world's largest human rights organisation.